Under Trump, trade gap closing as exports RISE

(NationalSentinel) Trade: erhaps he may not be able to take full credit but certainly he has to take some: Exports in the Age of President Donald J. Trump are rising as the trade deficit begins, finally, to come down as well.

The U.S. trade deficit shrank sharply in February as overseas customers snapped up American products and services, the latest sign U.S. factories are benefiting from global economic stability.

The trade gap in goods and services fell 9.6% in February from a month earlier to a seasonally adjusted $43.56 billion, the Commerce Department said Tuesday. Imports fell 1.8% while exports grew 0.2%.

Economists surveyed by The Wall Street Journal had projected a $44.6 billion gap.

Not yuuuge numbers yet but things are definitely trending the right way.

If Trump is successful in bringing back jobs and creating more opportunities domestically for Americans while reducing or even eliminating the trade deficit, it won’t matter who the Democrats run against him in 2020 – he’ll win by a landslide.